Professor Dennis Raphael: Getting sick is more about living conditions than lifestyle

What makes us sick? Is it genetics or lifestyle? Is it too many burgers, too much alcohol, not enough exercise? Not according to York Professor Dennis Raphael, who, like the fourth-century BC philosopher Plato, attributes poor health to living conditions. Things like income level and people’s access to food, housing, education, and health and social services, are […]

York professor studying how mobile devices like a BlackBerry can help manage your weight

For York University researcher and health psychologist Paul Ritvo, a professor in York’s School of Kinesiology & Health Science in the Faculty of Health, the BlackBerry has potential to help manage chronic diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, wrote the Toronto Star April 18: Ritvo has pioneered a study, currently underway, that hopes to explore […]